Islamic Relief Somalia Finance Officer Job Vacancy (Mogadishu)

Vacancy: Finance Officer 
 
Reporting to: Finance & Administration Manager
 

Duty Station: Mogadishu
 

Line Management of: Finance Assistant
 

Contract Duration: 12 months (extendable)

Background: Islamic Relief Somalia (IRS) has been operating in Somalia since 2006 and has responded to conflict and drought affected people through provision of life saving assistance. 

Through our projects, IR has continuously been providing safe drinking water, improving hygienic sanitation facilities, increasing hygiene awareness, particularly to ones living in IDP camps; empowering the urban poor and distressed working children, engaging in conflict management and mitigation and strengthening of community cohesiveness and co-existence.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
 

Financial Management

• Assist in the development and maintenance of adequate systems to facilitate accurate recording and reporting of all financial data
• Provide financial management support for projects

Reporting and Analysis

• Assist in the provision of financial reports in accurate and timely manner
• Analyse and circulate of budget verses actual on monthly basis and when required
• Prepare monthly funds report

Budgeting

• Assist in the development of project budgets

Banking and Cash Management

• Manage the reconciliation of bank accounts on monthly basis
• Prepare monthly funds transfer requests
• Monitor bank account balances and the transfer of funds between accounts and to field offices
• Liaise with bank(s) to ensure that branch bank mandates are current and up to date

Accounts payables

• Monitor accounts payables, and follow-ups with logistics and other relevant departments for timely processing of payments

Accounting

• Process payments on regular basis
• Prepare monthly accrual journals
• Undertake account reconciliations, including with various balance sheet accounts
• Investigate any unexpected items
• Assist with the audit of annual and project financial statements

Business Processes

• Maintain and update documentation on key business processes
• Suggest improvements to financial systems, and/or procedures to the Finance Manager as required
• Develop and Implement changes to systems or procedures on request

General duties

• Maintain orderly and comprehensive filing systems (both in paper and computerised forms)
• Assist with other financial or administrative tasks if required

Professional Qualification and Experience
 

Essentials

• Bachelor degree in accounting and finance (i.e. BS – Finance, BBA – Finance)
• Minimum two (02) years relevant experience
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly MS Word and MS Excel
• Ability to communicate effectively, with a strong command of both spoken and written English
• Knowledge of using accounting software (i.e. Quickbooks)
• Familiar with ERP system (i.e. MS Dynamics AX)
• Ability to prioritise, use own initiative, take and implement decisions to achieve agreed objectives

Desirable

• Master degree in finance will be added advantage
• Professional certification will be preferred (i.e. ACCA, CIMA, CPA)
• Ability to absorb detail, and learn new skills and processes quickly
• Flexibility and good sense humor
• High degree of professional and personal integrity
• Ability to work long hours under pressure
• Team player
• Commitment to the vision, mission, values, principles, and aims of Islamic Relief Worldwide

Sending Application: Interested applicants are requested to send their Application letters, CVs, Academic Qualifications and copy of your passports with 3 referees from your previous/or current employer to the email ID: hr.mogadishu@islamic-relief.or.ke 

With subject line as application for the position of Finance Officer_Mogadishu

Deadline: 4th August 2014

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.